Barn House, Riverside, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8DS
About Barn House
Barn House is a semi-detached house in Clapham, Lancaster, Lancaster (LA2 8DS). It has a recorded floor area of 117 m² (around 1259 sq ft), construction records dating it to 1967-1975 and council tax band E. The latest certificate (May 2013) shows a D (score 63), on the cusp of jumping into the C band. The recommended improvements would lift it to B (score 89), a 2-band jump. Main heating runs on oil. The latest certificate is from May 2013, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Untraded for 30 years, with the last transfer in December 1995. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 117 m² the property is well over the postcode median (88 m² across 6 EPCs), placing it in the larger end of the local stock. Today's modelled estimate of £347,000 sits 375.3% above the 1995 sale of £73,000. One historical planning record sits against the property in 2026.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Barn House's carbon output runs well above what efficient homes in the postcode produce.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 21 May 2023
EPC Rating
Planning history
- Mar 2026OutbuildingFullIn report
Householder planning permission for the erection of an accessible garden structure to be utilised as a home office within the current private garden, with a ramped access from the existing house via the existing masonry opening (window to be enlarged to a door)
- Council
- Craven District
- Documents
- 6 docs on file
- Reference
- C/18/640
What's in Barn House, Riverside, Clapham, Lancaster, LA2 8DS's planning history?
Refusals, disputes and full decisions on this property and nearby, in the report.
Sales history & valuation
Barn House's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1995).
£347,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£73,000
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
22 December 1995Most recent
£73,000
Median price across the last 2 sales in LA2 8DS: £440,000 (2018–1998).
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Versus other Riverside homes
EPC Rating for Barn House runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
63 (D)
Street avg 47 (E)
Floor Area
117 m²
Street avg 128 m²
CO₂ Emissions
6.0 t/year
Street avg 5.1 t/year
Habitable Rooms
5 rooms
Street avg 6 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Daytime road noise here sits well below conversation level — a quiet pocket of the postcode.
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.3 km
Station Road — bus stop.
Closest school
2.5 km
Austwick Church of England VA Primary School. 1 school nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode
Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
48.9dB
Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
41.5dB